“There is nothing to say so far” – the head of the UFC White about the possibility of holding a tournament in Russia

UFC President Dane White, after the end of the tournament in Baku, said that so far he has nothing to say about the possibility of holding a tournament in Russia.

Earlier, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, the general director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIP) Kirill Dmitriev said that the UFC tournament in Russia can be held in the fall.

– The general director of the Russian direct investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said that the UFC tournament in Russia could be held in the fall. What can you say about this?

– I have no idea now on this. Nothing to say. I don’t know at the moment.

– There was also an offer from Dmitriev to hold a tournament where Russian fighters would fight with the American. What do you think about it?

– An interesting question. Everything is possible, I think, ”the correspondent of Match TV reports Wait’s words.

The first UFC tournament in Russia was held in September 2018 in Moscow. The second tournament was held in April 2019 in a sports complex in St. Petersburg. The third and currently the last UFC tournament in Russia was held in November 2019 in Moscow.

See direct broadcasts of UFC tournaments on the channels “Match TV” and “Match! Fighter ”, as well as Matchtv.ru and Sportbox.ru sites.